Place 01 · Your web apps
A search box, facets and results
Add a search box, filters with counts and a results page to anything you build. Matched words are highlighted and visitors can sort the list.
See Web appsField entry 05 · Search engineFull-text and meaning search in one engine
A real search engine, built into what you make.
Over your own tables, one engine matches words and meaning. Tune it in the Data console, then use it in your web apps and dashboards.
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01Where it worksSame engine everywhere
One engine, three places.
Set it up once over your tables. The same engine answers in your web apps, on your dashboards and in the console where you tune it.
Place 02 · Your dashboards
One search box filters every chart
A search box on a dashboard page narrows every chart on it at once. A chart whose table is not searchable is left out, never broken.
See dashboard searchPlace 03 · The Data console
Tune it, test it, then publish
Settings, Relevance, Sorting, Synonyms, Rules, Query Lab and A/B testing sit next to your tables. Try any search and see why each result won.
See the console02How it reads a searchFig. 2 to Fig. 8
Seven things it does with every search.
Each one is a setting in the Data console. Switch it on, tune it, test it in Query Lab, and every search box on that table gets it.
01forgives typos
Entry 01
Forgives typos
People type fast and spell the way words sound. Search can fix the word and tell them what it searched for, or offer the fix and let them choose, so nobody hits an empty page for one wrong letter.
- Smart, always correct, only suggest or off
- Names that sound alike can match, on the columns you pick
- "Showing results for" when it corrects, "Did you mean" when it offers
Fig. 2. The same search under each Typos setting. Edit the words to try your own.
02synonyms
Entry 02
Knows your words
Your shoppers say sneakers, your table says shoes. Add synonyms that work one way or both ways, including words that come in pairs, like "new york".
- One way (raincoat finds jacket) or both ways (sneakers and shoes)
- Multi-word synonyms, like "dry sack" and "dry bag"
- Ideas learned from real searches, which you approve one by one
Synonyms3 active
- sneakersboth waysshoes
- raincoatone wayjacket
- dry sackboth waysdry bag
Ideas from searches2 to review
Fig. 3. Approve a suggestion and it joins the list. Nothing goes live on its own.
03words become filters
Entry 03
Turns words into filters
"red shoes under 150" is three filters, not three words. Search reads the colour, the category and the price, then shows filters with counts beside the results.
- Filter values and prices read straight from the words, once you switch it on in Settings
- Filters with counts: ranges, dates and "any of" groups
- Sort presets visitors can pick, like price low to high or newest first
- Pick which columns to search in, filter by and show in results
Fig. 4. One search, read as three filters, and the column ticks behind it, set in Edit table, Search tab.
04rules and ranking
Entry 04
Rules and ranking you control
Decide what comes first. Rules change the results for the searches you pick, and ranking decides the order for everything else.
- Seven rules: pin, boost, bury, hide, filter, rewrite, redirect
- Match is exactly, contains, starts with or a pattern, with date windows
- Ranking by field weights, popular first, what visitors like, newer results and tie-breakers
Fig. 5. Pick a rule type to see a Fernleaf rule and what it does to the results.
05meaning search
Entry 05
Finds what they meant
Some searches share no words with the right answer. Meaning search finds results by what the words mean, and blends them with the word matches into one result list.
- Full-text and meaning in one result list, not two searches
- Runs on your own AI key, taken from your AI connection, on the columns you choose
something to keep my feet warm
Fig. 6. No product says "feet" or "warm". Meaning search still finds the socks.
06suggestions and learning
Entry 06
Suggests, then learns
Suggestions appear as people type. Behind the box, search records what was shown and clicked, and which searches found nothing, so you know what to fix next.
- Results and suggestions as you type, and popular searches you approve
- "People also searched", off until you switch it on
- Learns from what was shown and clicked, and from the conversions your page reports
- A found-nothing report lists the searches that had no results
- A/B test two settings on a share of visitors
People also searched
Fig. 7. Suggestions for "tr". Switch on "people also searched" to add it.
07safe for visitors
Entry 07
Safe for visitors, across many tables
A person's row rules apply to the results, the counts and the suggestions. A page only searches the tables its search box names, up to 5 tables in one box.
- Row rules hold for results, counts and suggestions
- Up to 5 tables in one search box
- Matched words highlighted, snippets from long text and similar items for any row
- Near-duplicate results removed
trail
Fig. 8. One box over products, orders and help articles. Preview it as a visitor or as staff.
03Tune it in the Data consoleFig. 9
Every setting in one place.
The search engine lives next to your tables in the Data console. Test in Query Lab with a rank preview, tune the rest, then publish.
Data / Search / products
Then add a search box to any page in the web app builder, or copy a ready-made one from the Templates tab. It names the tables it searches, and visitors get everything you tuned here.
See Web apps04Everything the search engine can doThe full list
Every feature, on one page.
Every capability of the search engine, in plain words. Each line links to the part of this page that shows it.
- 01Forgives typosOff, min or strict, with sounds-alike matching. Correction modes: smart, always or only suggest "Did you mean".
- 02As you typeResults and suggestions appear while people type.
- 03Meaning and words, blendedMeaning search sits next to full-text in one result list, on your own AI key.
- 04SynonymsOne way or both ways, multi-word like "new york". Ideas learned from real searches, approved one by one.
- 05Words become filters"red shoes under 150" reads as colour, category and price, once you switch it on in Settings.
- 06Facets and filtersCounts, number ranges, dates and "any of" groups. Pick columns to search in, filter by and show.
- 07SortSort presets visitors can pick, with best match always first.
- 08HighlightingMatched words are highlighted, with snippets from long text.
- 09RulesPin, boost, bury, hide, filter, rewrite, redirect. Match exactly, contains, starts with or a pattern. Date windows.
- 10RankingField weights, popular first, liked by visitors, newer results and tie-breakers.
- 11Several tables at onceUp to 5 tables in one box: products, orders and articles in one search.
- 12Popular searchesApprove the searches you want offered while people type. "People also searched" is off until you switch it on.
- 13Found-nothing reportSee which searches had no results, so you know what to fix next.
- 14Learns from clicksWhat was shown and clicked, and the conversions your page reports.
- 15A/B testingTry two settings on a share of visitors.
- 16Similar items"More like this" for any row.
- 17Near-duplicates removedResults that say the same thing show once.
- 18Query Lab and rank previewTry a real search and see why each result sits where it does, before you publish.
- 19Safe for visitorsRow rules apply to results, counts and suggestions. A page only searches the tables its search box names.
05Works withSame data, same workspace
Part of the same workspace.
Your AI key
Meaning search runs on your own AI key, from your AI connection. Preparing rows for it costs 1 token per 1,000 rows.
See pricingWhat search costs
On a public page, a search costs 0.04 token. 1,000 searches is 40 tokens, about $0.50 on Team. Suggestions while typing are counted once, with the search. Inside your apps and the builder, a search costs 0.1 token, like any query.
See pricing06QuestionsSearch engine
Fair questions.
No. A person's row rules apply to the results, the counts and the suggestions. And a page only searches the tables its search box names.
Only for meaning search. It runs on your own AI key, taken from your AI connection. Typos, synonyms, filters, rules and ranking work without one.
Yes. One search box can search up to 5 tables, like products, orders and help articles.
Yes. A Search box on a dashboard page filters every chart on that page at once. A chart whose table is not searchable is left out, never broken. See dashboard search
On a public page, a search is 0.04 token, so 1,000 searches is 40 tokens, about $0.50 on Team. Typing suggestions are counted once with the search, not per key. Inside apps, the builder and the API, a search is 0.1 token like any query. Meaning search adds 1 token for every 1,000 rows prepared.
No. Search lists ideas from real searches, and you approve them one by one. "People also searched" stays off until you switch it on, and shows only the pairs you approve.
Where to begin
Help people find it the first time.
Pick a table, turn on the search engine, and add a search box to your page or dashboard.
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